Global Patent Index - EP 2883043 B1

EP 2883043 B1 20200722 - GRAIN BIN CAPACITIVE MOISTURE SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD

Title (en)

GRAIN BIN CAPACITIVE MOISTURE SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD

Title (de)

KAPAZITIVER FEUCHTESENSORSYSTEM FÜR EINEN KORNTANK UND ENTSPRECHENDES VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME A CAPTEUR CAPACITIF D'HUMIDITE POUR UN SILO A GRAINS E PROCEDE CORRESPONDANT

Publication

EP 2883043 B1 20200722 (EN)

Application

EP 13747621 A 20130802

Priority

  • US 201213569804 A 20120808
  • US 2013053337 W 20130802

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2014043048A1] A data collector associated with a grain bin is in communication with a plurality of capacitive moisture cables hanging within the grain bin. Each capacitive moisture cable includes a plurality of sensor nodes positioned along the moisture cable. Each sensor node includes a sensor node microprocessor and a sensor node memory coupled to a temperature sensor, a reference capacitive sensor and a capacitive moisture sensor. A main controller is in communication with the data collector. The main controller memory is configured in a data structure comprising grain type data, temperature data, raw reference capacitance data, raw moisture capacitance data, node identification data, physical node positional data, and a calculated moisture content for each sensor node. A method of determining moisture contents of grain in a grain bin related to such a system is also included.

IPC 8 full level

G01N 27/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01N 27/223 (2013.01 - EP US); G01R 27/2605 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2014043048 A1 20140213; US 9551737 B2 20170124; AR 092059 A1 20150318; AU 2013299974 A1 20150226; AU 2017245329 A1 20171102; CA 2821610 A1 20140208; CA 2821610 C 20170718; CN 104704355 A 20150610; CN 104704355 B 20171013; EP 2883043 A1 20150617; EP 2883043 B1 20200722; MX 2015001742 A 20151118; MX 347857 B 20170516; PH 12015500245 A1 20150330; PH 12015500245 B1 20150330; RU 2015107714 A 20160927; WO 2014025629 A1 20140213

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201213569804 A 20120808; AR P130102793 A 20130806; AU 2013299974 A 20130802; AU 2017245329 A 20171010; CA 2821610 A 20130724; CN 201380042148 A 20130802; EP 13747621 A 20130802; MX 2015001742 A 20130802; PH 12015500245 A 20150204; RU 2015107714 A 20130802; US 2013053337 W 20130802